Training is a crucial part of evolving as a sourcer. As I mentioned in my first post, I was fortunate to get a chance to take the Social Talent Ninja … Read more
New LinkedIn Recruiter – Is It Worth The Big Bucks?
It’s safe to say that while some recruiters would argue LinkedIn Recruiter is worth big bucks, there are many others who would say that LinkedIn Recruiter … Read more
Predictive Analytics for Social Sourcing
Technology is leading the way in the 21st century and as sourcing experts, we must use it to our advantage. As a follow up to “The Importance of … Read more
The Beginning: My journey toward being a Sourcer
A note from the Editor: I will never be younger, nor again be new to this industry. I remember the first few weeks when I started as a naive Sourcer, … Read more
Three Simple Tips to Instantly Improve Your Candidate’s Experience
Last week I was on the phone with a candidate, having a great conversation about his current responsibilities and what his career goals were for the … Read more
The Importance of Research in Sourcing
Over the last few months, I have noticed an uptick in the lack of research that is being done by Sourcers at the onset of a job search. It is vitally … Read more
4 Facebook Hacks You Didn’t Know About
After Facebook graph search was introduced a new dimension of sourcing passive candidates has opened. When Balázs Paróczay first wrote about how the graph … Read more
Prophet Plus
For years, Prophet has been a popular choice with many sourcers. It’s a chrome extension that unveils contact information and other social sites on most … Read more
Here’s How to Text For Success
There’s no doubt that texting is the way to recruit today. A full 60% of recruiters use texts to reach out to potential candidates. And there’s … Read more
The Ultimate LinkedIn Cheat Sheet (Infographic)
It’s a new year, which means it’s time to update your LinkedIn profile! Check out this incredible LinkedIn profile cheat sheet from LeisureJobs.com that … Read more
The Unofficial Advanced Search Engine for Facebook by @TechCyndy
In response to the question, “Why doesn’t Facebook make it easy to find things we put on the site?,” filmmaker Michael Morgenstern developed an “unofficial … Read more
Personas for Talent Acquisition – How to Get Started by @AllisonAKruse
In my recent SourceCon keynote in Dallas, I shared how our organization has started leveraging personas for our hiring initiatives. If you don’t know what … Read more
The Seven Highly Effective Habits of Sourcing by @JimStroud
Here are a few ideas for you to consider to make sure you’re a highly effective sourcer. Be curious / when I started I had no idea what I was doing … Read more
How do People Like to be Contacted by Recruiters? by @GlenCathey
Have you ever wondered how the potential candidates you reach out to on a regular basis actually prefer to be initially contacted? Would you like to know … Read more
10 New Sourcing and Internet Productivity Tool Demos by @DeanDaCosta
Sourcing tools are constantly evolving. If you include all of the web tools that weren’t actually created for sourcers and recruiters, the options … Read more